Is medicalizing wellness the answer?

Does every health care issue require an intervention from the conventional medical care industry? In this podcast, Michael Ostrolenk along with health and wellness coach and consultant Vik Khanna, examine this question. Vik, at his website, www.KhannaOnHealth.com recently published the first article of a three part exposé of the ineffectiveness of corporate wellness programs, in partnership with our managed care-heavy health care system, in achieving actual health and wellness among its clients.  Physicians, hospitals, and nurses are trained to treat sick, individuals, on a case by case basis, not manage population health issues, contends Mr. Khanna.  Vik’s published books include, Road Warrior: Effective Fitness Strategies for Business Travelers and Ten Commandments of Faith and Fitness.

Aware, Awake, Alive: Integral Health and Human Flourishing

In his new book Aware, Awake, Alive, Elliott Dacher, M.D. hopes to inspire his readers to journey toward the full flowering of their human potential. Listen to this interview with host Michael Ostrolenk to learn what inspired Dr. Dacher, after 21 years of practicing internal medicine and seeing 50,000 patients, to develop this contemporary guide to the ancient science of integral health and human flourishing. Dr. Dacher and Michael discuss the four main sections of this owners manual for the soul: the vision, the path, the fruition, and the integration. To learn more about Dr. Dacher and to purchase his book, visit http://www.elliottdacher.org.